Results of a physical exercise program with music therapy in Ecuadorian patients affected by type 2 Diabetes Mellitus to increase muscle strength in upper limbs from a Neutrosophic... by María Eugenia Lucena de Ustáriz, Lisbeth Josefina Reales Chacón, Eliana del Consuelo de la Torre Núñez, Francisco Javier Ustáriz Fajardo, Rosa Elisa Cruz Tenempaguay, Adriana Monserrath Monge Moreno, Silvia Del Pilar Vallejo Chinche, José Andrés Zaporta Ramos

“…The methodology included initial and final tests using manual dynamometry to measure muscle strength, and the results were analyzed with non-classical statistical tools. …”
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Analysis of prognostic factors for patients with IgA nephropathy and establishment of a nomogram prediction model by Deng Xi-wen, Li Jin, Shao Xiao-lin, Ji Ming-yan, Ma Long-fei, Guo Ming-hao

“…ObjectiveTo explore the prognostic factors for patients with IgA nephropathy （IgAN） and establish a nomogram model for predicting short-term prognosis.MethodsFrom July 1， 2018 to October 1， 2021， 254 patients with an initial diagnosis of IgAN by renal biopsy were selected as research subjects. …”
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Valuation of Urban Public Bus Electrification with Open Data and Physics-Informed Machine Learning by Upadhi Vijay, Soomin Woo, Scott J. Moura, Akshat Jain, David Rodriguez, Sergio Gambacorta, Giuseppe Ferrara, Luigi Lanuzza, Christian Zulberti, Erika Mellekas, Carlo Papa

“…This strict requirement on data and modeling can hinder potential collaborators on bus electrification, such as electric vehicle manufacturers or electricity providers, from selecting the candidate public transit agencies in the initial phase of the market investigation. …”
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Dealloyed nanoporous platinum films: synthesis, characterization, and hydrogen sensing properties by Melike Sener, Ali Altuntepe, Recep Zan, Recep Zan, Necmettin Kilinc

“…Copper (Cu) atoms in the PtCu alloy films were selectively dissolved in a nitric acid solution, at varying times, to obtain nanoporous films. …”
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Validation of the Early Warning and Response System (EWARS) for dengue outbreaks: Evidence from the national vector control program in Mexico. by David Benitez-Valladares, Axel Kroeger, Gustavo Sánchez Tejeda, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb

“…Vector control teams at districts-level demonstrated diverse levels of compliance with local guidelines for 'initial', 'early' and 'late' responses to outbreak alarms, which could potentially explain the different outcomes observed following the outbreak alarms.…”
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Confronting Various Quality Perspectives of Paper Straws—Case Study with Generation Z by Ilija Djekic, Tanja Petrovic, Nada Smigic, Bozidar Udovicki, Nikola Tomic

“…The sensory panel was formed by selecting students based on the results of several sensory screening tests conducted in the initial phase. …”
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Assessment of salt-affected soil extent and spatial variability using GIS and remote sensing in Asaita district, Northeastern Ethiopia by Habtamu Admas, Sileshi Abbi, Tesfahun Kassahun

“…To undertake this study, base map of land use/ land cover were created based on desk review of existing document, initial data using ARC GIS 10.3 software and Google earth imagery. …”
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Evaluating drivers of spatio-temporal variability in fish fauna of Manasbal Lake of Kashmir Himalayas by Tabasum Yousuf, Saima Andrabi, Shaista Javaid, Sinan Nissar, Yahya Bakhtiyar

“…Three study sites were selected to examine changes in fish abundance caused by various abiotic factors. …”
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Foot orientation and trajectory variability in locomotion: Effects of real-world terrain. by Emma Gibson, Greg Douglas, Katelyn Jeffries, Julianne Delaurier, Taylor Chestnut, Jesse M Charlton

“…We recruited healthy adults to walk at self-selected speeds on stairs, flat ground, and both shallow and steep sloped terrain. …”
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O warsztacie leksykograficznym Johannesa Reuchlina by Anna Lenartowicz-Zagrodna

“…The aim of this study is to provide an initial exploration of the Vocabularius, namely, to present general information about this work, situate it within the tradition of lexicography, and showcase the dictionary itself, its content and the nature of its lexical layer (on selected examples).   …”
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Identification and replication of three novel myopia common susceptibility gene loci on chromosome 3q26 using linkage and linkage disequilibrium mapping. by Toby Andrew, Nikolas Maniatis, Francis Carbonaro, S H Melissa Liew, Winston Lau, Tim D Spector, Christopher J Hammond

“…A total of 575 cases and controls selected from the tails of the trait distribution were genotyped for the discovery sample. …”
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Factors affecting preventive behaviours of the complications of musculoskeletal disorders in industry workers: a qualitative study from Iran by Fazlollah Ahmadi, Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, Zohre Moradi, Omran Ahmadi

“…In this study, the participants were selected from different industry centres using the purposeful sampling method and based on the maximum diversity (work duties, age, level of education). …”
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A risk-based preoperative evaluation method and management strategy for removing intrauterine contraceptive devices in postmenopausal women by Zijun Li, Yaqin Zheng, Min Liu, Linlin Pan

“…It was verified using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test and a Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to further analyze the predictive accuracy of IUCD removal failure.ResultsSeven high-risk factors were finally selected, namely duration of menopause, IUCD retention time, a history of uterine surgery, the shape of the IUCD, IUCD position, uterine size, and uterine position. …”
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RecompGPT: Generative Pre-Trained Transformers-Assisted Interactive Human Gaze Pattern Learning and Distribution Modeling for Scene Recomposition by Wang Shang, Nassiriah Binti Shaari, Nur Sauri Bin Yahaya, Liu Hao

“…LOAL is an active-learning algorithm that selects multiple representative patches from each scene image. …”
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PALEOEARTHQUAKES IN THE PRIBAIKALIE: METHODS AND RESULTS OF DATING by Oleg P. Smekalin, Anatoly V. Chipizubov, V. S. Imayev

“…However, ages of the majority of seismic deformations, which were subject to studies at the initial stage of development of seismogeology in Siberia, were defined by methods of relative or correlation age determination.Since the 1980s, studies of seismogenic deformation in the Pribaikalie have been widely conducted with trenching. …”
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Numerical solution of base shear in high tensioned cable antenna by Seyed Amirodin Sadrnejad

“…The postensioning stresses in cables were considered as initial stresses. To simulate the equevalent elements, both ends stiffness, damping and mass components are calibrated to present the same static and dynamic responses as the selected substructure. …”
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Social enterprise interventions to tackle food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping literature review by Victoria von Salmuth, Thomas Phillips, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Albert Kwansa, Robert Akparibo

“…Additional relevant studies were identified by reviewing citations and references from the initial search results. The selected literature was screened, and data were extracted by two independent reviewers. …”
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Mini Bubble Columns for Miniaturizing Scale‐Down by Moritz Wild, Ralf Takors

“…By simulating these real‐world scenarios, scale‐down simulators facilitate more accurate estimations of host productivity, thereby improving the process of selecting optimal strains for industrial production. …”
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Preparation of Co/Cr-MOFs for efficient removal of fleroxacin and Rhodamine B by Wei Fuhua, Wang Yan, Ren Qinhui, Zhang Qin, Chen Hongliang, Liang Zhao

“…Experimental findings indicated that at a Co/Cr-MOFs dosage of 100 mg, with initial concentrations of Fleroxacin (30 ppm) and RhB (20 ppm), removal efficiencies achieved were 95% and 99%, respectively. …”
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Construction of a Sparse Covariance Matrix Based on Statistical Data Analysis and Its Use in Choosing an Optimal Portfolio of Securities by V. A. Gorelik, T. V. Zolotova

“…The aim of the study is to develop a new method for finding an optimal portfolio of securities based on suboptimization using a sparse covariance matrix, and to create a program based on it to automate the procedure for selecting an investment strategy.Materials and methods. …”
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